The SIG 16 mission is to develop and strengthen links and interactions in the community of scientists studying condensed matter using magnetic crystallography. The topics covered by the SIG are :

• Magnetic crystallography tools and their development/implementation
• General use of magnetic crystallography in a variety of materials (magnetic compounds in general, such as magnetic perovskites, magnetic functional materials, molecular magnet, magnetic ordering, magnetic phase transitions, complex magnetic structures (incommensurate and quasiperiodic), quantum materials in which symmetry is a key element to the understanding of emergent electronic properties, co-representations, spin space groups and their applications, including altermagnetism)
• Ad-hoc techniques, such as non-polarized and polarized neutron diffraction, or resonant X-ray diffraction.

While its main scopes and activities will cover several aspects, such as :

• Contribution to the promotion of magnetic crystallography in the research community (development and usage of tools for magnetic symmetry determination)
• Promotion of the common magCIF standard (“good practice”)
• Promotion of a magnetic structure database built on the sharing of magCIF files
• Support for microsymposia and symposia on magnetic crystallography related topics in workshops and conferences
• Collaboration and joint actions with other SIGs to enlarge the impact of magnetic crystallography within the European community
• Sponsorship of schools or satellite meetings
• Elaboration of teaching materials, such as tutorials and lectures
• Promotion of pertinent publications in IUCr journals

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